Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, based on the play of Friedrich Schiller and on the text Turandot by Carlo Gozzi.
Story:
Princess Turandot will consent to marry only if her prospective suitor can answer three riddles. The penalty for failure is death. While concealing his identity, Prince Calaf competes for Turandot’s hand and correctly answers all the riddles. Turandot still scorns him so Calaf allows her an opportunity to avoid the marriage if she can discover his name. Turandot’s guards scour Peking looking for clues to the Unknown Prince’s identity.
The soldiers find Liú, a young slave who knows Calaf’s true identity. Liú loves Calaf and kills herself to avoid revealing his name under torture. Calaf angrily confronts Turandot and breaches her defenses by kissing her. She is stunned and confesses her fear of him. In response to her honesty, Calaf reveals his name. The true meaning of Liú’s sacrifice and Calaf’s trust in her becomes clear to Turandot. She accepts Calaf by telling her people that the name of the Unknown Prince is Love

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